Arsenal fear Laurent Koscielny has broken jaw in Manchester United defeat

• Fellow centre-half Sokratis also went off with leg injury
• Defenders Hector Bellerín and Rob Holding out for season

Unai Emery lamented Arsenal’s worsening defensive injury crisis as Laurent Koscielny suffered a suspected broken jaw during their 3-1 defeat at the hands of a vibrant Manchester United.

“Koscielny is going to hospital for analysis, maybe a break,” Emery said with an expression that suggested he feared the worst. This comes a week after Héctor Bellerín joined Rob Holding in being out for the season and beyond after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. Arsenal lost both centre-halves during the game as Sokratis Papastathopoulos jarred his leg, but Emery sounded more optimistic that the problem is not long-term.

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